03.01.2009 El Toro, CA AutoX

Davis · 03-02-2009, 02:41 AM

Instead of putting this in SoCal, I thought I'd bump the AutoX section.

This is my 2nd Autocross ever and I suck, but oh well, I had lots of fun today. Got a good picture of me spinning out.

My first 3 runs, I spun out in each of them, but what an awesome feeling it was. Messed around with my tire pressure before the X Runs and I didn't spin out once. I felt like I knew my car better, like when she'll step out or not. So that was pretty fulfilling.

I had a better time even when my friend was riding along. Met a fellow 2 owner that's on mr2oc, DangMR2, sick white turbo with some nice Equips.

Here's a vid and some pics. Sorry the video quality sucks. Enjoy.

Slowest: 112.xx sec
Fastest: 96.xx sec

WEE!!.. SKRR!!

If only I left it on my car haha.

masagsxr · 03-02-2009, 02:44 AM

Daym Davis... I want to go next time... Let me know when that will be.... Looking good man i'm jealous

Davis · 03-02-2009, 03:14 AM

April 1st!

deucegirl03 · 03-02-2009, 12:54 PM

dude that is awesome! looks super fun.
cant wait till i am in a financial position to play with suspension and start autoxing myself..

Davis · 03-02-2009, 12:57 PM

For sure Ren! Just let me know when your ready to do some Suspension work and I'll give ya a hand.

Oh and umm Don't Hit Cones!

From a distance I thought that was a black garbage bag hanging from my friends door. What's funny is, he was like **** it and went through the whole course only to mow down all the cones.

The courseworkers were yelling and screaming! The fender liner came off because of one cone. Good stuff.

Gairloch · 03-02-2009, 01:47 PM

WTG, Davis! Looking pretty good overall man.

Do you understand why the car came around on you?

datguydeni · 03-02-2009, 02:30 PM

you probably did better than me if i were to take that track xD. mmm i was thinking putting a camera where my cd box is now xD and strap it down.

Davis · 03-02-2009, 06:46 PM

Thanks Jeff! Yeah I think I understand why. My instructor told me that I wasn't braking in a straight line and that I lifted off the throttle. (I spun out twice in my first run!) During my X Runs though, I didn't spin out once! I just got lost for a second.

And geez, those tight U-turns, I was experiencing understeer. Not fun at all.

Hey Dennis, Yeah I need to get one too, most of the mr2 guys I see use the center storage box to keep their recorder in and mount their camera.

xltinlx · 03-03-2009, 03:52 AM

i wanna go O_O

Davis · 03-03-2009, 01:14 PM

Take Trangs s2000 out!!!

Gairloch · 03-03-2009, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davis

Thanks Jeff! Yeah I think I understand why. My instructor told me that I wasn't braking in a straight line and that I lifted off the throttle. (I spun out twice in my first run!) During my X Runs though, I didn't spin out once! I just got lost for a second.

And geez, those tight U-turns, I was experiencing understeer. Not fun at all.

Hey Dennis, Yeah I need to get one too, most of the mr2 guys I see use the center storage box to keep their recorder in and mount their camera.

Actually, if you watch the segment again you'll see that the weight of the car was unsettled when you changed your pedal inputs. The MR2 can tolerate a pretty good amount of trail braking with a good setup but you can't do it while the weight is shifting from one side to the other.

Davis · 03-03-2009, 02:59 PM

Ohh I see now Jeff, guess I have to drive smoother!

Tito · 03-04-2009, 12:15 PM

Awesome video! Great driving!

03-02-2009, 02:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 85 Thanked 125 Times in 113 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	03.01.2009 El Toro, CA AutoX Instead of putting this in SoCal, I thought I'd bump the AutoX section. This is my 2nd Autocross ever and I suck, but oh well, I had lots of fun today. Got a good picture of me spinning out. My first 3 runs, I spun out in each of them, but what an awesome feeling it was. Messed around with my tire pressure before the X Runs and I didn't spin out once. I felt like I knew my car better, like when she'll step out or not. So that was pretty fulfilling. I had a better time even when my friend was riding along. Met a fellow 2 owner that's on mr2oc, DangMR2, sick white turbo with some nice Equips. Here's a vid and some pics. Sorry the video quality sucks. Enjoy. Slowest: 112.xx sec Fastest: 96.xx sec WEE!!.. SKRR!! If only I left it on my car haha. Last edited by Davis; 03-02-2009 at 03:05 AM.. Reason: My grammer and spelling sucks.

03-02-2009, 12:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 85 Thanked 125 Times in 113 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	For sure Ren! Just let me know when your ready to do some Suspension work and I'll give ya a hand. Oh and umm Don't Hit Cones! From a distance I thought that was a black garbage bag hanging from my friends door. What's funny is, he was like **** it and went through the whole course only to mow down all the cones. The courseworkers were yelling and screaming! The fender liner came off because of one cone. Good stuff. Last edited by Davis; 03-02-2009 at 01:09 PM..

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03-02-2009, 02:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Daym Davis... I want to go next time... Let me know when that will be.... Looking good man i'm jealous

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Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 85 Thanked 125 Times in 113 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	April 1st!

03-02-2009, 12:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 723 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	dude that is awesome! looks super fun. cant wait till i am in a financial position to play with suspension and start autoxing myself..

03-02-2009, 01:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 5,313 Thanks: 139 Thanked 296 Times in 264 Posts Blog Entries: 4 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	WTG, Davis! Looking pretty good overall man. Do you understand why the car came around on you?

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datguydeni Turquoise not Teal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 1,492 Thanks: 3 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	you probably did better than me if i were to take that track xD. mmm i was thinking putting a camera where my cd box is now xD and strap it down.

03-02-2009, 06:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 85 Thanked 125 Times in 113 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Thanks Jeff! Yeah I think I understand why. My instructor told me that I wasn't braking in a straight line and that I lifted off the throttle. (I spun out twice in my first run!) During my X Runs though, I didn't spin out once! I just got lost for a second. And geez, those tight U-turns, I was experiencing understeer. Not fun at all. Hey Dennis, Yeah I need to get one too, most of the mr2 guys I see use the center storage box to keep their recorder in and mount their camera.

03-03-2009, 03:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
xltinlx No Skills AT ALL Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Anaheim Posts: 456 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	i wanna go O_O

03-03-2009, 01:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 85 Thanked 125 Times in 113 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Take Trangs s2000 out!!!

03-03-2009, 02:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 85 Thanked 125 Times in 113 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Ohh I see now Jeff, guess I have to drive smoother!

03-04-2009, 12:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
Tito No Skills Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Long Beach Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Awesome video! Great driving!